10:52 AM,
Jul. 19, 2013

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A township mother and son are facing animal cruelty charges after three dogs were removed from their home Thursday, authorities said.

Victoria Norflett, 45, of Eatontown, and her son, 18-year-old Sadir Norflett, are charged with failure to provide veterinarian care and for failing to prevent their two pit-bull mixes, Dutchess and Laya, from fighting with one another, said Victor Amato, police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA).

Each charge comes with a $1,000 fine, the possibility of six months in jail and banned ownership of dogs. ...